Applying Design Specifications to Existing Takeoff
Design Specifications let you quickly change the type of material used for an item. Design Specifications are setup in the data set or in the estimate. See the Design Specifications for information on setting up Design Specifications.
See Setting
Design Specifications Active Prior to Takeoff for how to turn Design
Specifications on prior to taking off items.
Takeoff File Maintenance allows point-and-click application
of a Design Specification. The Edit
> Design Spec selection or 
accesses the
estimate Design Specifications file where you can then select the specs
to be applied (the design specification must be selected for the toolbar
button to activate).
Multiple-sized items (e.g.,
1/4x2, 4x12, 1x1/2x3/4, etc.) are matched by their largest
size. For example, if the item is a 2x2x4 Reduced Tee, and
the Design Specification being applied covers sizes from 2-1/2
to 24, then the program will match the 4 size of the Tee as
being within the spec’s range and convert the Tee to the appropriate
material.
With a standard length of
pipe, only the Size (the first size) is matched by the Design
Specification. For example, a piece of pipe, sized 1/4x3 (where
1/4 is the Size in inches; 3 is the length in feet) is taken
off and a Design Specification is applied that ranges from
sizes 5 to 48. The program will not match this Design
Specification with this piece of pipe because 1/4 is not within
the range. However, a second piece of pipe, sized 6x3 has
the same spec applied; 6 is within the spec's size range so
this pipe's material is changed. This is only applicable to
pipe that has been flagged as Std. Length Pipe (Databook,
Edit Key).
Follow these steps to apply one or more Design Specs.